Nevada head coach Brian Polian fined $10,000 by university for penalties

Nevada head coach Brian Polian was fined $10,000 by the university for unsportsmanlike penalties incurred against Arizona, reports the Reno Gazette-Journal's Jon Ralston.

Polian garnered two 15-yard penalties in last Saturday's 44–20 loss to the No. 20 Wildcats.

The 40-year-old has a history of unsportsmanlike penalties causing rifts with his university and others. He was reprimanded by school officials in 2013 for using inappropriate language toward officials against San Diego State, as well as in 2014 against Colorado State. In 2014 against UNLV, Mountain West officials stepped in to rebuke Polian's sideline behavior.

“I believe Coach Polian is moving the football program in the right direction, academically, athletically and socially,” Knuth said in a release. “Unfortunately, his sideline behavior and interaction with officials – regardless of being right or wrong about officiating decisions – is not aligned with the values of Wolf Pack athletics or the university.”